1979 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | France | ||
| City | Versailles | ||
| Dates | 23 August - 2 September | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue | Racing Club de France | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Pakistan (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  West Germany | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 42 | ||
| Goals scored | 192 (4.57 per match) | ||
| Best player | Manzoor Hussain | ||
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The 1979 Hockey Junior World Cup was the first edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup organized by FIH for national teams of players under the age of 21. The tournament was hosted in Versailles, France from 23 August to 2 September 1979. Pakistan won the inaugural tournament defeating West Germany 2–0 in the final Where,Malik Nasir Khan was Awarded with the Golden Stick Title[1]
The International Hockey Federation was looking to expand the global exposure of the game through introducing new competitions under its own organization. The Junior Hockey World Cup was introduced six months after the introduction of the Hockey Champions Trophy. France hosted the first tournament and the trophy was called the Roger Danet Challenge Cup named after the President of FIH Roger Alain Danet.[2]
Teams
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 8 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 |  India |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Spain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 |  France (H) |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Chile |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | −18 | 0 |
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | West Germany |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Argentina |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Ireland |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Ghana |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Singapore |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 |
Fixtures
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